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Size:Pack of 1
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Style:10 Cup Cone with Steel Carafe

In the early 20th century, Melitta Bentz, a German housewife, forever revolutionized coffee preparation with her invention of a new coffee brewing process the pour-over. Today, more than 100 years later, coffee shops and coffee aficionados across the world still consider the pour over brewing process the best and easiest way to prepare fresh gourmet coffee. Melitta pour-over coffee brewers give you full control over the coffee extraction process, allowing you to brew the ultimate, hand crafted cup of coffee in just seconds. Discover the true flavor of gourmet coffee with Melitta's full range of pour-over coffee brewers. It's the hottest trend in coffee brewing, except we invented it over 100 years ago.

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The main difference between the 21st century version of this coffee maker and its mid-century incarnation is the color of the filter cone, the latter being transparent plastic. The borosilicate glass carafe still bears the name Schott, one of Germany's most respected glass works. The design and operation are the same: slip in the filter, measure in the ground coffee, bloom it with a careful splash of boiling water, wait about a half- to a full minute, pour in the rest in a steady circular motion. When the water has drained through, take away the cone, slip on the keep-warm cover, pour and enjoy. Yes, I know it's the same method as the Chemex that predates it in the USA and, yes, the Chemex coffee maker never lets the brewed coffee come into contact with plastic, but I'll lay odds that even the staunchest fan of Chemex or any other brand wouldn't be able to do much better than chance in a double-blind taste test.

We keep this one on hand for when we're in the mood for some decaf with dessert, and the pour-over method seems to bring forth the fullest flavor. The technique takes a little more precision than I can muster at 3:00 in the morning so we also have a programmable electric Melitta to perfume the house with the aroma of a fresh pot of coffee by the time the alarm clock goes off.

The cone, carafe and lid can go into the dishwasher and, as an added bonus, the filter cone fits the carafe from our previous electric coffee maker, allowing continuous java production during a dinner party. If there's a drawback, it's not the fault of the coffee maker itself but market dynamics that make #6 filters hard to find in bulk. No biggie. The ubiquitous #4 filter fits just fine and requires only a small adjustment to the pour-over rate. Better yet, use the "stopwatch" method: after the first bloom, drizzle the water in a circular motion just enough to keep the grounds wet for 30 seconds, wait 30 seconds, repeat. A little extra effort yields a lot more flavor.

The carafe I received is not what's shown in the picture - for that, I have to dock a star.

What I received last week is an all stainless carafe, inside and out. I also own a glass-lined Melitta (the one in the picture), which came with the Bona Vita drip coffee maker (my wife got me this one, because she drinks regular, and I drink decaf - it's handy to have two separate pots). Because I have both, I'm in a good position to review both.

The all-stainless unit is obviously sturdier - and I suspect that's why they replaced the old model. If enough people complain about shattered pots, they'll eventually change the design. The lid on the all-stainless also has fewer places to gather gunk than the glass-lined one.

That said, I think the stainless one is ever-so-slightly less neutral - it colors the taste a tiny, tiny bit. I also think the glass one keeps the coffee warm maybe 10% longer, but the stainless one is still great.

If you have the glass one (or any glass-lined pot), NEVER put your hand in it. The pressure of your hand pushing on the bottom of the lining can separate it from the rest of the pot. That's bad. Use a sponge-on-a-stick.

They're both great pots. If you care about sturdiness, you'll prefer the all-stainless. If you care about the "perfect" coffee pot and are willing to follow care instructions religiously, you might prefer the glass-lined one.

Either way, Melitta should have come out with a different model# and given us the choice instead of using the same picture (even on the box!) with a clearly different pot. For that, I doc them a star. Otherwise, either one would be worthy of 5 stars for its own strengths (OK, 4.5 for the stainless, since they got lazy with a couple of the details).

If you want an automatic drip coffee maker, search for the BV1800TH. It's nearly perfect.

EDIT: added some pictures - the glass-lined is on the left, all-stainless on the right. You can see how they got sloppy with the styling on the stainless. However, notice that they "fixed" an issue with the lid - the old one collects gunk.

Everyone should have one of these for when the power goes out. Combine that with a pan of water on your bbq grill to boil it, and you're good to go and not as cranky during power outages when coffee is desperately needed. It makes about 3 big cups of coffee, which is perfect because when there's no power there's no way to keep the brewed coffee warm without keeping the outside BBQ grill on and then dumping the coffee into a pan. That's just another waste of resources and more dishes when the power comes back.

I bought this reusable filter to go along with it because I thought it was a good idea at the time, but during power outages using the sink to rinse it out wasn't exactly a resource-saving maneuver, so I invested in some paper filters for this coming stormy season.

This coffee maker is great - all porcelain - no plastic bits to leech chemicals into your morning brew. Dishwasher safe too. That said, the porcelain could be of higher quality, there are bumps in the finish and well, Melitta, you could've done a better job.

BUT, the coffee this brews is amazing and just as good if not better than Chemex. Another plus - this uses standard grocery fare No. 4 paper filters. That's less money spent on filters, more money spent on better coffee beans. The water perfectly exits the pour over container into the caraffe, making for a decidedly non-bitter, delicious brew.

On an aside, I ordered this from Amazon but received this in a box from Walmart - which if I'm not mistaken is against Amazon policy. I know Walmart carries it for much less, but due to a glitch on their website I was unable to purchase from there. It was annoying to pay more on Amazon and receive this from Walmart.

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